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On the 2023 Sunshine List · 7 years

David Smith

OntarioFirst listed 2017
2023 Total Compensation Paid
$116,604.82
▲ 6.0% since 2017

David Smith was paid $116,604.82 in total compensation as an employee at McMaster University in 2023, 17% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

David Smith has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 7 times since 2017, earning $882K in combined disclosed pay — an average of $125,951.00 a year, up 6% over that span.

That is 30% below the average disclosed pay of $165,955.39 across 1,966 listed McMaster University employees.

$116,604.82
Latest compensation
in 2023
$882K
Total compensation
across 7 years
$125,951.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+6.0%
Career growth
since 2017
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FIG. 01

7 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$103K$115K$127K$139K$151K2017201820192020202120222023
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How David Smith's total compensation has moved across 7 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2022 · $146,788.09
Lifetime total compensation$882K
Annual average$125,951.00
Total growth since 2017+6.0%
Biggest raise+7.0% (2019)
Biggest drop-20.6% (2023)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

7 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2023Latest
$116,604.82▼ 20.6%
2022★ Best
Associate Professor$146,788.09▲ 5.6%
2021
Associate Professor$138,980.88▲ 6.3%
2020
Associate Professor$130,796.02▲ 6.1%
2019
Associate Professor$123,240.88▲ 7.0%
2018
Associate Professor$115,204.04▲ 4.7%
2017First
Associate Professor$110,039.98
7 years total$882K total$125,951.00 avg
FIG. 04

The record

Source data and how to request a correction.

Employee details

Position
Sector
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2017
Latest disclosure
2023
Years on list
7

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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